TL;DR - I think 'let skip_defaults_vim=1' should come BEFORE 'source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim' in /etc/vimrc.
Some weeks ago I complained about the change in vim's behaviour (dropping back to previous position in a file), which turned out to be caused by the inclusion of defaults.vim. I thought I had a workaround, but in the end it didn't work so I thought I would have to get used to it. Meanwhile, I think it was Thomas who said he liked this behaviour. After much grumbling in my own file edits, today I rearranged some explanatorr text in a BLFS xml file (break a command explanation by inserting a newline) - the new line was severely indented, so I started to backspace, and then near the beginning of the line the backspace suddenly skipped back 8 spaces, i.e. it seemed to have inserted a tab there. So, I tried skipping the defaults in my own ~/.vimrc, and logging out. In the end I concluded that had not helped. Searching around, I eventually came upon https://github.com/vim/vim/issues/1217 The last comment, from 'user brammool' seemed relevant (to a question: If I like the defaults, but don't want them to overwrite my system settings, the workaround is to source defaults.vim in the system vimrc file, add the (few) settings I need and end with setting "skip_defaults_vim"?) - Loading defaults.vim first does not allow for disabling that, that's a catch 22. So, I tried changing my own /etc/vimrc to start: " Begin /etc/vimrc let skip_defaults_vim=1 source $VIMRUNTIME/defaults.vim set nocompatible (etc) And that now seems to have restored the old behaviour, both when editing that command explanation, and when making my own local git commits. ĸen -- Truth, in front of her huge walk-in wardrobe, selected black leather boots with stiletto heels for such a barefaced truth. - Unseen Academicals -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
